ESTONIA VS CHINA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CHINA		ESTONIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	1,723	3	1,116	+ 607
Coronary Heart Disease	2	1,493	1	3,009	- 1,515
Lung Disease	3	817	13	229	+ 588
Lung Cancers	4	602	4	657	- 55
Stomach Cancer	5	336	9	290	+ 46
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	257	12	229	+ 27
Hypertension	7	254	2	2,700	- 2,446
Road Traffic Accidents	8	211	35	59	+ 152
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	209	5	527	- 318
Oesophagus Cancer	10	205	27	99	+ 106
Kidney Disease	11	162	17	176	- 14
Influenza and Pneumonia	12	155	6	349	- 194
Liver Cancer	13	153	26	107	+ 45
Diabetes Mellitus	14	136	19	146	- 10
Liver Disease	15	123	7	328	- 206
Falls	16	117	24	119	- 1
Suicide	17	98	16	197	- 99
Pancreas Cancer	18	94	10	268	- 174
Breast Cancer	19	78	11	260	- 182
Parkinson's Disease	20	60	29	82	- 22
Rheumatic Heart Disease	21	55	45	22	+ 34
Leukemia	22	49	22	126	- 77
Lymphomas	23	49	15	213	- 164
Oral Cancer	24	46	25	110	- 64
Other Injuries	25	46	20	141	- 96
Drownings	26	45	40	30	+ 15
Cervical Cancer	27	44	32	68	- 24
Prostate Cancer	28	43	8	298	- 255
Bladder Cancer	29	32	21	126	- 94
Peptic Ulcer Disease	30	32	36	55	- 23
Congenital Anomalies	31	31	43	25	+ 6
Tuberculosis	32	29	47	16	+ 13
Inflammatory/Heart	33	25	14	217	- 192
HIV/AIDS	34	24	39	40	- 16
Ovary Cancer	35	24	28	87	- 64
Poisonings	36	22	52	8	+ 13
Endocrine Disorders	37	22	33	66	- 44
Drug Use	38	20	31	75	- 55
Asthma	39	20	44	24	- 5
Low Birth Weight	40	18	55	7	+ 11
Skin Cancers	41	17	30	79	- 62
Alcohol	42	16	18	148	- 132
Birth Trauma	43	15	57	5	+ 10
Malnutrition	44	11	79	0	+ 11
Uterin Cancer	45	10	34	60	- 50
Epilepsy	46	10	37	45	- 35
Violence	47	9	42	28	- 19
Fires	48	9	38	41	- 32
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	9	46	17	- 9
Diarrhoeal diseases	50	7	53	8	- 1
Meningitis	51	5	54	7	- 3
Skin Disease	52	4	41	29	- 24
Other Neoplasms	53	4	23	123	- 120
Maternal Conditions	54	3	61	1	+ 2
Encephalitis	55	2	63	0	+ 2
Hepatitis B	56	2	65	0	+ 2
Upper Respiratory	57	2	66	0	+ 2
Syphilis	58	2	62	1	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	59	1	48	16	- 15
Appendicitis	60	1	59	2	- 1
War	61	1	64	0	+ 1
Measles	62	0	84	0	+ 0
Tetanus	63	0	81	0	+ 0
Pertussis	64	0	83	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	65	0	72	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	66	0	58	4	- 4
Chlamydia	67	0	78	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	68	0	74	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	69	0	67	0	+ 0
Dengue	70	0	75	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	71	0	82	0	+ 0
Leprosy	72	0	68	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	71	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	70	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	69	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	60	2	- 2
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	49	12	- 12
Osteoarthritis	82	0	50	10	- 10
Anemia	83	0	51	9	- 9
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	56	6	- 6
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ESTONIA

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THE INTELLECTUAL EXERCISE

The point of this intellectual exercise is to measure what would happen if two countries shared the same leading causes of death. To make these comparisons possible we equalized the population and used total deaths for each country's top 10 causes to simulate an "Exchange." Use the chart on the left to sort by the country name and use the summary plus and minus column to measure the differences in total deaths.

Life Expectancy statistics are calculated the same way everywhere in the world, but what we die from can be very different depending upon where we live. Despite these differences, with rare exception, the top 10 causes of death for any given country will represent between 70-80% of their total deaths. This is an intellectual exercise only, not a comparison of which country is healthier or to challenge existing life expectancy rankings. If you prefer to see total deaths for over 80 causes and choose your own countries to compare go here: https://www.globallifeexpectancy.com/world-rankings-total-deaths

ABOUT OUR DATA

All meaningful comparisons between countries should be made using the same data source and year. The most reliable source for International comparisons is the World Health Organization because it is standardized for cross cultural comparisons. It is also reviewed annually, which often makes it more current than individual country data that can take years to compile. The WHO data includes individual country "projections," that are calculated based upon an annual consultation with each country before it is published. There are differences however, such as WHO data separates different forms of heart disease and cancer and combines Alzheimer's with Dementia. In this top 10 comparison WHO data for both countries was used.